Criminal law – Murder – Appeal against conviction – Extended joint criminal enterprise – Murder and constructive murder provided for by ss 11 and 12A of Criminal Law Consolidation Act 1935 (SA), respectively – Where appellants agreed to commit indictable offence of criminal trespass – Where during commission of offence one or more parties to agreement committed intentional act of violence causing death – Where appellants' agreement did not extend to intentional act of violence causing death – Where s 12A deemed perpetrator of intentional act of violence causing death in course of commission of major indictable offence punishable by ten years' imprisonment or more guilty of murder under s 11 – Whether common law doctrine of extended joint criminal enterprise could operate in combination with s 12A to render appellants guilty of murder based on foresight of possibility of commission by a co-venturer of any intentional act of violence.
Words and phrases – "agreement", "common purpose", "constructive murder", "derivative liability", "extended joint criminal enterprise", "felony murder", "foresight", "intentional act of violence", "joint criminal enterprise", "murder", "pathway to murder", "primary liability", "primary offender", "primary party", "secondary offender", "secondary party".
Criminal Law Consolidation Act 1935 (SA), ss 11, 12A.
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A14/2022
A15/2022
A16/2022
A17/2022
Before
Kiefel CJ, Gageler, Gordon, Edelman, Steward, Gleeson, Jagot JJ
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